J_New

Ah - sorry - I read it in one of his bios - the one for the Hunger Project -

'His repertory includes James, Basilio, Albrecht, Onegin, Prince (Nutcracker) .....'

Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part .... I think he'd be good!

Good point - I've always thought it looks better if Onegin is taller, though I'm not sure why!

I read somewhere that Kish has danced Onegin before - he's doing Lensky this run, but he might be a option .... ?

I have sent you a message.

Thanks

Jacky

Totally agree! Many thanks to you all, and all the best for 2013!!

We'd both like to come to the London lunch on Jan 6th, please. Looking forward to it!

Jacky and Nigel

I'm still waiting for my tickets to arrive too. I couldn't get any SCS either!

Hi Angela - I agree - his partnering was solid, he was very calm and confident and he didn't put a foot wrong! And he definitely looks good in black ...... !!

Great picture of the park, too! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did .....

Jacky

I think that Alexander was amazingly composed as apparently he did not have a lot of time to prepare the role, which must be a hard one for a young dancer.

And with regard to the live-screen broadcast, they have obviously got it off to a fine art now - the park setting opposite the theatre is beautiful, and there are drinks stands and plenty of porta-loos provided. They give out free cast lists and sell programmes outside, too.

It was a very happy evening, even though it rained.

I am rather nervous about reporting back as I don't feel competent to really give an informed review, but I can only report my own reactions; in my opinion 'Onegin' this weekend in Stuttgart was excellent. I saw it on both Sat and Sunday evenings, and Alexander Jones' on Sat debut was very impressive. He was technically strong, and although he hasn't yet got the depth of character that older, more experienced Onegins have, he used his youth to great effect and his final pas de deux was very moving. His performance was very well received, and I'm sure he will grow into the role.

Evan McKie danced on Sunday, and it was wonderful, full of character and depth. Freideman Vogel's Lensky was very emotional ,and the chemistry between the two of them was palpable.

It was the end of the season, and the final performance was relayed on a big screen to people in the park - and there were hundreds there in spite of miserable weather. After the performance the dancers came out on the balcony of the opera house and it was moving to see the warmth of the reception given to them by the people outside. It's obviously a very important part of the life of the town.

I also went to the ballet school performance in the morning and that was very impressive indeed, with such a depth of talent - and again, I was taken by the warmth of the reaction to the young dancers as this performance was also relayed to people outside.

I hope that this gives a flavour of the atmosphere!

Edited to improve clarity!

Seconded!

I had the same problem as Lynette, but just typed ROH into Google and deleted my old saved address and it worked.

So tell us more - what did you think, Dave?

Really good news - thank you. Let's hope that enough voluntary donations will be forthcoming though! It's great that the forum will be continuing for the foreseeable future.

Thanks, Alison - have now done that!

I have few useful technical skills, but like others am very willing to help financially - subscription, donation, whatever is needed. I visit all parts of the site every day, and would be very sad to lose it. I do often forget to sign in though - and really only post when I have a ticket to sell/exchange.

There is a tiny arrow on the top right of the reply box screen that expands the toolbar - that works for me on a mac, anyway

Jacky

Thank you for all your hard work - i will really miss the Links.

Jacky